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When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you're  trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are  high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is  pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is  queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns,  And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it  out. Don't give up though the pace seems slow--You may succeed with  another blow, Success is failure turned inside out--The silver tint of  the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far; So stick to the fight when you're hardest  hit--It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

April 23, 2012

The 13 Most Useless College Majors (As Determined By Science)

chels:

newsweek:

1. Fine Arts

2. Drama and Theatre Arts

3. Film, Video, and Photographic Arts

4. Commercial Art and Graphic Design

5. Architecture

6. Philosophy and Religious Studies

7. English Literature and Language

8. Journalism

9. Anthropology and Archeology

10. Hospitality Management

11. Music

12. History

13. Political Science and Government

(Ed: Your primary tumblrs majored in two of these and now work in the field of a third.)

I majored in #11 and then a version of #13 in undergrad and ended up with a Masters in #8. Looking down this list, it seems these are the majors that make you happy instead of making you rich. They also seem to be degrees that prepare someone to contribute thoughtful or beautiful things to the world. I think we need a new definition of useless.